Nietzsche the Space Man
It is often said that who controls the past controls the future but Nietzsche is one of the first to anticipate the power of speculation—that he who controls the future, controls the present.
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Posts by: Ava Kofman
The First Bad Man by Miranda July
Ava Kofman reviews The First Bad Man by Miranda July today in Rumpus Books.
...more“SO NICE TO KNOW THERE’S ANOTHER SOUL OUT THERE”
In case you had doubts, it’s now clear that Morrissey’s sarcastic, witty, and tragicomic persona in The Smiths was never an act. Even back in 1980, three years prior to the band’s beginnings, the 21-year old Moz penned an ever misanthropic response to a fellow (lonely) music lover’s personal ad. The transcript of his short letter, written on the back of […]
...moreThe Season of the Juggalo
In mere weeks, thousands of Juggalos and Jugalettes, hardcore devotees of horrorcore/hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse’s ethos, will drive across highways lone and flat until they reach the middle of the middle of nowhere. Here, upon the 115-acre HogRock campgrounds in Cave-in-Rock, IL, the 13th annual Gathering of the Juggalos will descend. The Neanderthal concision of the site’s […]
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